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The slogan splattered on the Tennessee media guide reads "Brick x Brick." Consider this season the second brick laid on a foundation built by Butch Jones.

He enters his second season as coach at Tennessee. His job is still in the midst of rebuilding mode.

The Volunteers lost 30 players off last year's team. They only return 40.

"Most teams need to replace a third of their roster," Jones said to begin his statement at SEC Media Days. "We're having to replace half."

That roster that Jones needs to replace only won five games last year. Expecting fresh faces to improve on that mark is asking a lot. But Jones is prepared to do just that with his freshmen.

"We're going to put a lot of pressure on 17, 18 and 19-year-old individuals," Jones said.

The group that returns isn't as experienced as the numbers suggest. As Jones enters his second season so too do the players in his system. The adjustments to a new scheme are still in the process of being complete.

The Tennessee staff though is on the same page. Jones brought six coaches from his staff in Cincinnati.

"To be able to have the same constant and consistent message, our players now understand what it takes to win at the University of Tennessee," Jones said.

His players don't have to look any further than the Tennessee history books. Jones took a moment to congratulate Peyton Manning on being elected the top player in the NFL by his peers.

"Peyton (Manning) means everything to us," Jones said.

Jones dived deeper into Tennessee's history regarding his wide receivers. Manning was helped by the players he threw to. Jones believes this year's group of wide receivers can return the Volunteers to the top of the SEC.

"Tennessee is the original wide receiver U," Jones said.

Unfortunately for Jones, Peyton Manning and Peerless Price aren't on his roster. Until the next Manning and Price combination emerges, Tennessee will continue to build toward that.

Mississippi State University beat reporter:
My journey to The Clarion-Ledger began in Millbury, Massachusetts, where I was born and raised. Apparently, there's video evidence that shows me dropping my R's but I lost that habit at Syracuse University. &nbsp;I spent two more years in Central New York with The Citizen, before working in Upstate New York for a year with the Post-Star.&nbsp;<br /><br />I moved west in 2012 to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to work at the Gazette and KCRG-TV. I played catch with my dad at the Field of Dreams and bought a moto-meter from the American Pickers.&nbsp;<br /><br />I've covered Mississippi State since 2013, writing about a College World Series finals, an Orange Bowl and the football program's rise to No. 1.